- High verbal fluency, often at an early age
- Heightened perceptual skills
- Acute sensitivity, empathy for others
- Preference for complex ideas and challenging tasks
- Dislike for routine
- Unusual ability to see relationships
- Curious, investigative mind, full of questions
- Strong interest in problem solving
- Desire to develop structure
- Openness to new ideas and experiences
- Imaginative mind and love of fantasy
- Ability to persist, to become “immersed” in a task
- Tendency toward dominance and individualism
- Perfectionistic and self-critical
- Strong need to be self-directed and independent
- Persistent and strong sense of humor
- A broad and changing spectrum of interests
do you qualify?